The sunsets as seen from the East Bay looking towards San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge have been spectacular of late. This photo was taken on Jan. 18 and includes a glimpse of the Farralon Islands behind the Golden Gate Bridge. (Kath’s photos/Berkeleyside)

Carlos Ramirez, third from left in hat, helps push big logs into place to create new flower and vegetable beds. Ramirez said it was important to make the Greenway pretty. “We’re making more nature and more vegetation,” he said in Spanish. “It’s a lot of work. But it’s worth it.” (Tyler Orsburn / Richmond Confidential)

The Pacific pocket mouse is critically endangered, virtually the only place they’ve survived is at Camp Pendleton. Wildlife biologist Will Miller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes Camp Pendleton’s open space, preserved for military training, has “greatly enhanced” the Pacific pocket mouse’s chances of survival. “Camp Pendleton has become a de facto nature preserve.” (Marcus Teply/KQED)